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Thank you veterans for your service to our country!
On Veterans Day we honor our nation’s veterans, those who are serving and those who have served to protect the freedoms we all enjoy in the United States of America, the greatest country on earth. Trout Unlimited and TU’s Veterans Service Partnership (VSP) wish to thank all our nation’s veterans and their families for their…
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Voices from the River: Connecting kids with conservation
Trout in the Classroom students in New York prepare to release fish they raised into the wild. Trout Unlimited photo. By Brett Prettyman Talking to people about Trout in the Classroom is one of my favorite parts of my job with Trout Unlimited. During the SHIFT conference in Jackson, Wyo., last week I was excited…
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Fly tying: Rubber legs simplified
I learned the trick that Tim Flagler demonstrates in the video below a while back, and it's made my flies that incorporate rubber legs much easier to tie. Video of Tying in Rubber Leg MaterialTying rubber legs need not be the onerous task I once thought it was. Rather, it's a simple process I follow…
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Short casts: Greenland char; women on the water; Kansas muskie, and more
Photo by Earl Harper Earl Harper is a gifted photographer—I've had the pleasure of his company a couple of times on trips to Alaska and Mexico. He's got a unique eye for detail, and not just that fish-eye that a lof of us amatuer shooters think we have dialed in. Check out some of the…
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Great Lakes: Act now to help stop Asian carp.
Asian carp are currently one of the biggest and most serious threats the health of the Great Lakes, and preventing them from making it further up the Chicago Waterway should be a national priority. Congress, in a bipartisan effort, instructed the Army Corps of Engineers to explore different options for creating a barrier at the…
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Something fishy with these socks…
Socks – unless you live in a climate a lot friendlier than Wyoming, you wear ‘em. But that doesn’t mean they have to be boring. How’d you like to lose those white crews and wear some socks that stand out? Better yet, how’d you like to have awesome socks and do some great things for…
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Protect the Smith: What would you say?
Editors note: This week, hundreds of Montanans stood up for the Smith River. If you want to join the fight, go to smithriverwatch.org and click on "Get Information." We will keep you up to date on the process and how you can help. Thanks for your support. *** I would like to remind the DEQ…